# The protection of journalists around the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter

European Parliament procedure 2022/2057(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFET / CULT). Stage: Procedure completed. 299 committee amendments tabled by 42 Members between 2022-12-09 and 2023-02-02.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the protection of journalists around the world and the EU's policy on the matter. The amendments stress freedom of expression as a fundamental right, condemn transnational repression, imprisonment and assassination of journalists, online and offline violence including against women journalists, surveillance through spyware such as Pegasus and Predator, precarious working conditions, threats to media freedom and pluralism, and disinformation, and call for protection of journalists.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN | Germany | RE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197432.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS | Spain | RE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4344.md |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Verts/ALE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197500.md |
| Salima YENBOU | France | RE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197511.md |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/88882.md |
| Domènec RUIZ DEVESA | Spain | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127096.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Massimiliano SMERIGLIO | Italy | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197791.md |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197682.md |
| Stelios KOULOGLOU | Greece | GUE/NGL | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130833.md |
| Isabel SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197650.md |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR | Spain | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197722.md |
| Alexis GEORGOULIS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197819.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |

## Official source documents

- PE739.696: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-739696_EN.pdf
- PE742.328: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-742328_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2022-2057-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2022-2057-INI.json

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